Communities In Far Northern California Challenged By Return Of Gray Wolves | KQED
Briefly

Gray wolves, once thought extinct in California since the 1920s, have made a resurgence since the 2010s, raising concerns for cattle ranchers. The population growth began in 2011 when a collared wolf migrated from Oregon. This increase threatens ranching livelihoods in Northern California, especially in Modoc County, where ranchers report increasing losses from wolf attacks on livestock. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently confirmed a wolf pack in Tulare County, marking a notable southward expansion of wolves, which last occurred a century ago.
Since 2011, when a wolf wearing a radio collar crossed into the state from Oregon, California's gray wolf population has grown into the dozens.
They have lost all fear of humans and are coming in and killing livestock in very close proximity to ranch houses that are occupied with families.
The threat is being felt in other Northern California regions, such as in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
A pack was found in Tulare County - the farthest south a pack of wolves has been detected in the state in more than a century.
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